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Posted by: BlueRuby2k10
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In conclusion then the canon can be summarised as follows:
- The games rank first
- Published materials (books, comics, soundtrack liner notes etc.) rank second
- Marketing and PR materials third
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So basically, the games don't have to follow jack ****.
And as a side note, you're being extremely closed-minded and selfish. What do you think about when you hear "Halo"? The story. What do [a lot] others and myself think of when we hear "Halo"? The gameplay.
I honestly don't think fighting Flood, and giant robots would make for a good GAME.
The games are about the Covenant and the UNSC's fight (for the most part, and as long as Halo 4 is a sequel to Halo 3. But, since this is apparently a "different and new" story, it may vary, so focusing on something else without scrapping the two would be just fine).
The Forerunners only served as mysterious ancient species whose machines and constructs (not to mention the Flood) greatly influenced the war near the very end. Other than the Sentinels, they had no real impact on gameplay.
I'll happily accept the Forerunners, or your giant space robots in the next Halo game, but to rule out the two things that are the driving force? Unacceptable. Besides, hasn't the Halo games always had multiple-way fights? I thought that made it all the more epic.
Jeez, this thread is filled with canon lovers and ignorant assumptions. But mostly Grey's and DeceptionCobra's egos.What do you expect? The Covenant to get back together? It can't.
It is a well known fact that the Sangheili are hunting down Jiralhanae and San'Shyumm (Spelling?) until they are extinct. Thus, it would mean the Covenant is finished as it wouldn't make sense for the Elites to turn on Humans.
Now. Even if the Covenant, despite all odds, reformed, how would Master Chief go about fighting him? He is in an unknown part of the Milky Way Galaxy being gobbled up by a supposed Shield World. So how would the Covenant even get in there.
Now that I have made it clear the Covenant will never return, you must understand that while the H-C has been the focus over the past decade, it's finished. I'm sure it was your favorite part of the fiction, but It's gone and over with. It's exactly why Bungie finished off the Covenant. They would have never finished them off if they didn't think Halo would grow or be OK without it.
Have you ever read any of the Halo Books? They are quite good, and I'm sure that if you haven't read them you'll see that Halo can survive without the Covenant. You just have to be willing to try new things.
Don't bring other members into this either. This is for discussion of Halo canon, not discussion of how smart people are mean.
[Edited on 07.27.2011 5:54 AM PDT]